Unless it’s in a backyard, Slice’s comeback as a pro boxer is a guaranteed dud.
“Backyard Brawler” Kimbo Slice is scheduled to make his debut in pro boxing August 13that the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., as the main event.
Reported by ESPN.com, Slice has been in the Los Angeles area training for almost three months in anticipation for the premiere.
His training regime sounds committed, however, there’s a mountain of doubt looming over his boxing career.
Slice rose to fame when a series of street fights he partook in became viral, and in 2007 he was signed with Elite XC promotion with virtually no professional experience. Elite XC disbanded shortly later and the fighter became a free agent. Afterwards he had a short stay with the UFC, accumulating a 4-2 record before being dropped by the league.
Reality is not in the fighter’s favor. Slice turned 37 in April. He has minimal professional experience and he lacks any real fighting discipline. It’s becoming apparent Slice is more of a circus act then a fighting champ.
No matter what the predictions are, I believe that Kimbo Slice can win his fight and I would even bet some money on him.
ReplyDeleteI really do think that Kimbo Slice will not do well. Street fighting is NOT the same. And we have had many great examples of this. You need to know the sport to excel in my mind.
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